The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-15

TIE Northern Pacific express Office and
Mcguire Opera House, Missoula, Mont,
burned the other morning. No insurance.
The furniture in the opera house was
saved, but the express company lost every
thing.
Six workmen at Vanderkloots' iron works,
Chicago, were overcome by carbonic oxide
gas from smoldering coke the other day,
and Peter Kley died from the effects. Two
others were reported very low.
LATER returns from Michigan indi-
Gated the defeat of the Prohibition amend.
ment by $500.
The complete count for mayor of Gin
cinnati showed: Smith, Republican, IT,
1853; Matson, Democrat, 1851; Steven.
son. Labor, 1885,; Smiths plurality, 500.
Nicely, Democrat Labor, carried Leaven-
worth, Kan, against Garrigues, Repub-
licaan Prohibition. on the 9Th. The election
was protested byt the friends Of the latter.
The Kansas City, Mo-, election of the 5th
went Republican. Kumpf, Republican, for
mayor. received 6, 429; Worthen, Democrat,
8, 124; Welsh, Labor, 1,925.
By rear collision of freight trains on
the Louisville, New Albany q Chicago rail-
way near Bedford, Ind, recently Conduc-
tor Ealy, Of New Albany and Mrs. Corder,
Of Guthrie, were fatally injured and Mrs.
Noah Prichett and daughter seriously hurt.
MILWAUKEE on the 5th caves majority for
the Labor candidates, but the towns polled
Fusion vote that Overtopped the Labor
vote in the city and elected the Fusion ju-
dicial candidates by q majority Of nearly
1,5O0
THE scalpers have been badly scalped by
the Interstate Commerce law. Said one Of
the men at Chicago the otner day: 1--WE
are knocked out completely. All we can
do is to sell out what We have on hand and
60 out Of business. The penalties Of the
new law are so great that we would be I'M
able to get any tickets without stealing
them, and there is law against that also,
am told"
The other night two factions, one for
Concdine and the other for Thorpe, for
alderman Of the First ward, Of Litchfeld,
ILL.,, became involved and fight ensued
which lasted nearly two hours. The police
force were helpless and could do nothing
with the mob, and many men were badly
beaten and bruised.
A REPORT from st. John, Colusa County,
Cal, says that Chinese cook shot and
killed Mrs. Joseph Billion, with whom he
was employed; he also wounded another
lady and q man. Great excitement pre-
vailed. A posse went in pursuit Of the
murderer.
JUDGE PORTS, general solicitor Of the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company, has
given an opinion that the recent action Of
the trunk lines in refusing to sell the tick
cts of one road and agreeing to sell those of
another violates the Interstate Commerce
law. which provides that no road shall dis
criminate against another and shall offer
equal facilities to all.
THE will of Francis Palms has been de-
clared void at Detroit, Mich. The will gave
5000, 900 to the children, to be held by them
in trust for their children, and a friendly
contest was begun to secure a legal decis-
ION. In his decision Judge Jennison holds
that the statutes are against controlling
fortunes from generation to generation.
SINCE the prorating arrangements be-
tween the Western and Eastern lines on
freight from the seaboard to Missouri river
and beyond was declared off, the larger por-
ton of that traffic has been diverted away
from Chicago and through st. Louis, the
rates to Kansas City being from two to
eight cents lower via st. Louis.
A TELEGRAM from Fort Gibson, I. T., of
the Sth. reported Mr.. Blaine as suffering
from bronchial catarrh. No grave symp-
tons were apparent.
GEORGE SCwAULBACH, q merchant from
Allentown, Wis, was found asphyxiated
in his room at the Dix Hotel, Milwaukee,
the other morning. He blew out the gas
before retiring, the valve being open when
his room was entered. His recovery was
doubtful.
A MOVE is on foot to send on from Chicago
a protest of leading merchants and shippers
against the action of the Interstate Com.
mission in suspending the operation of the
long and short haul clause at various
points. The special grievance was the sus-
pension affecting the route across the lake
from Milwaukee.